Emerging Role of Myeloperoxidase in the Prognosis of Nephrotic Syndrome Patients Before and After Steroid Therapy

Background: Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is a myelocyte derived iron containing enzyme particularly involved in host defense by destroying foreign micro organisms invading the body. Numerous evidences suggest that MPO is involved in the pathogenesis of many inflammatory diseases, especially atheroscler...

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Main Authors: Sreelatha Souparnika, Benedicta D’souza, Vivian D’souza, Sushanth Kumar, Poornima Manjrekar, Manohar Bairy, Rajeevalochana Parthasarathy, Srinivas Kosuru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2015-07-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/6222/12532_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(PAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf